“He just lost his temper”: in shock the students of the Maine-et-Loire high school where a teacher was attacked with a knife testify

Le lycée de l’Hyrôme à Chemillé-en-Anjou. Capture d'écran Street View

A young man attacked and injured his teacher in a high school in Maine-et-Loire this Monday, May 27, 2024. Unknown to the police, the teenager was arrested and placed in police custody.

Monday, May 27, 2024, an 18-year-old high school student was arrested and taken into police custody after stabbing his English teacher, whose life was ruined. rsquo;is not in danger, in his high school in Chemillé-en-Anjou, in the department of Maine-et-Loire.

"Laughing and laughing"

The young man, unknown to the police, has been attending school for three years at the Hyrôme comprehensive high school where he returned to classes on Monday after an absence due to illness. He is then presented as "laughing and laughing" by his comrades during his return early in the morning.

After this tragedy, several students at this establishment are confused. "I think he lost his temper. In itself, no student in his right mind could do that, he just lost his temper, he must have personal problems", confides one of them ;among them with BFMTV.

"We are a little shocked by the fact that this is happening in our high school, with our teachers, especially since we are not a lot within the school. There aren't many of us and everyone pretty much knows each other", adds another high school student.

"A courteous exchange"

Upon returning to class, the school had "a courteous exchange" with her teacher about her absence the previous days, according to the Angers prosecutor Eric Bouillard.

While the English class, around 9:45 a.m., resumes after a break, the final year student &quot ;will grab this teacher from behind, and stab her in the face, causing panic in the class.

An investigation into "attempted murder" was entrusted to the Cholet research brigade.